Pen and pencil holder



Sept 1,1925.

K. HAYAsHl 4 PEN AND PENCIL HOLDER rma' my 27. 1924* M. nu

proved holder.

Patented Sept.v l, 1925.

PA-TENT oFFl'C KEN HAYASHI, OF CUMBERLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA. i

PEN AND PENCIL HOLDER.

Application lea May 27, 1924. seriaI'No. 716,245.

To all whom t may concern: Be it known that I, KEN HAYASHI, a sub jectof the Emperor of Japan, residing at Cumberland, Province of BritishColumbia,

and Dominion of Canada, have invented' certain new and usefulImprovements 1n a- Pen and Pencil Holder, lowing is a specification.

The present invention relatesto improvements in pen and pencil holdersadapted for holding a pluralityof such instruments, and morespecifically to a novel holder of the character described which may bereadily attached to the pocket of a garment4 for ofl which thefolholding pens orpencils contained thereinagainst accidentaldisplacement.l

The primary object of the invention being to provide a novel pen andpencil holder for attachment to a pocket, embodying.V features wherebypens or pencils maybe easily and ,conveniently4 inserted in the pocket,and there retained against-accidental displacementi l A further objectof theinvention-fis .to provide a devicey of the character Vdescribedwhereby pens ror .pencils may beinserted or removed from the pocket towhich the device has been applied with the use of one hand only. ,y

A still further object of the invention is to provide a pen or pencilholder attachment for pockets whereby the vupper portion of the pocketwillbe prevented from becoming worn, due to the vplacing andremoving ofwriting` instrumentsembodying fastening elements. Y 1

A still further object of the'invention is to provide a novel vholderfor vpens or pencils provided with attaching clips, embodying meanswhereby the clip of the pen or pencil will be securely held betweengripping members for retaining the instruments in adjusted position, andmeans whereby lthe' gripping members may be moved to a released positionfor permitting' of, the ready withdrawal of the implements therefrom.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear inl theyvfollowing -detailed description, taken in connection withv theaccompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, and in whichdrawing, Figure l is a perspective view of my im- Figure 2 is a frontelevationv of ,the 'shown attached 4 to ,the'upperportion of -arecessed' lower The rear wall V'for ythreaded pocket and showing writinginstruments carried thereby.k l Figure 3 is an end view of the same withone of the endy plates removed for disclosingdetails of construction.

wherein like characters designateA` corre-v sponding parts throughoutthe several views, A designates my improved pen or pencil holdercomprising amain bodypor-y tion B adapted for connection to 'agarmentpocket .or ,any de'sired'articleas by means C; AD means for v yieldablyengaging theclip of a pen or pencil; and E means for' operativelyconnecting the lgripping means D with a release mechanism F.

Referring tok the same preferably consists of a longitudinally bodyVvportion v10 provided with an. upwardlyfextending rear wall 11. ofthelower body portion 10 is formed withdepending arms 12 adaptedreception of the connecting means C, while the depending front wall 13is formed solid.v for presenting a neat appearing front to the deviceand forming an abutment'for co-actionwith'the means Figure is a topplanlview'of .the holder l 'tbody portion B, the L C. The upwardlyextending wall'll has formed at its upper end, an inclined outer face'14which is concaved at -its lower porftion asv at 15 for providing'alongitudinally V extending retaining vedge 16.

edge 17 fof the inclined face terminates in a planeadjacent therear`face "of the wall 11 1in a manner forreadily guiding the'clip of apen orpencil intooperative relation with the means D; y v The means Cforconnecting the -holder A to the upperv portion of fa-pocket,lpreferably'consists of thumb screws 18'having the screw threaded Shanks19 thereof, which extend transversely inthe recess of the lower i bodyYportion 10, adapted for threaded engagemen't with the depending arms 12.yA clamping disc- 20-isrswivelly mounted at Ythe forward endy of eachthumb screw 18 'for 'firmly clamping the' material of the The Auppershaft 22 which is rotatably mounted in the lower body portion 10 as bybearings 23. A right angularly extending arm 24 which is rigidly securedto one end of the shaft `22 is adapted for co-action with theiifneans Efor moving the latch 21 out of operative relation with the retainingedge '16; "Coil springs 25 disposed at opposite ends of the shaft 22 areadapted to act upon the lateh 21, for normally urging it towardthe-retaining edge 16. The gripping head'26 of the latch 21 is formedwith an inclined inner face 27 for :providing a V-shaped groove wherebythe ball end of the pencil clip: will be readily guided into a lockedposition beneath 'the retaining edge 16, and a hook portion 28 of thelatch head 26.V Y i The means 'E ,for operatively connecting y the meansD with the releasermechanism F consists of a.v toothed. wheel 29.adapted for feo-meshing relation with a segmental toothed Wheel 30.These co-meshingwheels 29v and 30 are disposed." in arecess w31 providedat-one end face of themain'fbody portion B; and. provided at the outer`face of the segmental wheel BO, ,which is rotatably mounted on, 'heshaft22, is a stop 32 which is adapted to move in an arcuate path andengage 'the arm '2li-when a downward movementgis impartedto thefmeans i'fR'e'ferring to the releasing means d?, the same 'preferably consistsof a slidable push rodBB which is-vertically mounted in guides 34and acoil spring v'3,5 fornermally urging 4the rod upwardly v"toa homeposition.V A

toothed rack`3'6 provided adj acent the innerA end of the 'rod '33 isadapted ito engage the l 'toothed wheel 129. Afor imparting movement fmenta-l wheel' 50,

Vto 'the jyieldable lmeans D whenlthe rod 33 is pressed inwardlyasvby-puessureupen the b'nttonq @a fr. 7, s

It will-therefore be seen that` whenthe pns'h Avrod '33 "is ,pressedinwardly, that a ro.- t'ary movement will-be imparted tothe segthroug'hthe co-meshing r'aclrfdfand toothed wheel 2 9.y As [the segmental wheel30, rotates, the integrally formedstopf will be caused 'to engagethe'arm 24, and upon further movement will cause the arml vto swingupwardly thereby swinging Athe "latch headj26 out of operating l gjofthe -ready withdrawal of theclip from between the gripping members;since as'before stated the means D is'rigidly secured 'to the shaft '22.'The object for rotatably mountingrthe segmental wheel 3 0 lupon theshaft 22,"is "to permit of the lat'h head V26 to swing'outwardlyaswhen'the ball end of a clipisjmovedinto position beneath the hook 'andedge 16, without 'imparting 4movement"to the means E and releasemechanism End cover "'platesB, one of which ':forms aprotecting eoverfor`fthe means E and LF,

"pencil may toward and away said retaining are provided with yieldablerings 39 for receiving pens or pencils not provided with retainingclips. VIt can therefore be see-n that a pen or be readily removed fromthe holler withone hand by merely grasping it with the thumb and indexfinger, while exerting a slight pressure' on the button head 37 with amiddle or ring finger.

Changes in detail may be made without departing from the spirit vorscope of my invention; but.

I claim: f 1. A holder ofthe class described comprising abody portionprovided with a retaining edge, a latch 'head mounted on said bodyportion and adapted for movement from said 'retaining edge, meansreciprocally mounted on the body portionAV and operatively connected tothe latch head-formovingthe latch .head ont of `operative relation withvthe,retaining edge, and

A, holder ai ,the "eine described Oml prisinga body portion providedywitha a longitudinally extending retaining .'edge, .yieldable means'pivotally mountedron said body' portion includ-ing an elongated latchhead adapted to be normally urged toward said retaining edge, release'means for swinging the latchhead out of operative relation :with saidretaining edge, and means for automatically Areturning the release means'to a-set-po.sition.. 4 a '3. A "holder of the-class describedcomprising a body portion provided 'with -a retaining edge, a shaftrotatably carried by saidbody portion and 'having a right angularlyextending arm Aformed at one end therelo'f 1a latchrigidly-carried bysaid shaft, means 'fornormall-y urging the latch toward said-retainingedge, .apush rod slidably cari ed vtoengage thefarm-on said rod 'forswingin -gthejlatch away from said retaining edge l Y d whenthe push rodis moved inwardly. relation to the retaining iedge 16 and kperrvInfttithereof, a latchrrigidly carried by said shaft,

rotatably carried by inea'risfor normallyV urging the ,latch 'towardedge, a segmental toothed Awheel rotatablyy carried bysaid shaftprovidedvwitha stop adapted to engagey said rigli't angular arm, a pushrod slidably carried by the body portion andhaving a toothed vraekprovided adjacent'i'ts inner end, means Vfor vnormally nrging the pushrod to a set position, and a toothed wheel coineshing with the rack andsegmental Wheel whereby saidl stop will be caused to engage said rightangular arin for swinging the latch to a released position when saidpush rod is forced inwardly.

5. A holder for pens or pencils provided with attaching clips comprisinga U-shaped body portion adapted for connection to the upper portion of apocket7 a Wall extending upwardly from the body portionprovided with aninclined outer face being concaved at its lower portion and providing alongitudinally extending retainingedge, a latch pivotally carried by thebody portion and having'an inclined inner face terminating in a hookportion disposed in confronting relation with said retaining edge, meansfor yieldably urging the latch toward the retaining edge of said Wall,and operable means for swinging the latch out of operative relation withsaid retaining edge for permitting of the withdrawal of a pen or pencilclip from the holder.

KEN HAYASHI.

